👀 Note:

Applications for 2025 will open in April! Please check back soon!

We are so happy that you are interested in the Spanish Medical Interpreting Program at Columbia Basin College!

Students who want to apply to SMIP must be 18 years old at the start of the program (September 2025), and bilingual in Spanish and English. If that sounds like you, please read on!

Here's how the process goes:

STEP 1: Apply to the program (please read all the pages before you apply).

STEP 2: Schedule an entrance test to show your English and Spanish speaking and listening skills. (This Canvas course will tell you all about the test!)

STEP 3: If you pass the entrance test, you then apply to CBC and enroll in your first class. (There are funding sources that might be able to pay for some of your expenses!)

In addition to reviewing these steps, this Canvas class contains a Mini-Entrance Test, to give you a feel for what to expect when you come in for entrance testing!

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To return to the Get Started with SMIP home page, click "Home" on the upper left side of the page.